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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
For THE HERALD.
Mr.. j. W. Corsey Highly Honored.

The highest honor ever bestowed up
on any coiored teacher in this city,
was conferred upon Mr.. J. w. Cor
sey, principal of the colored school.
Resolving to show their appreciation
for him by giving him Christmas
present, a committee of scholars
was formed to which funds being sue
cessful, he was presented fine gold
headed cane. Just before school clos
ed the % inst. the committee went
forward, headed by j. w. Morgan, a
very bright lad, who spoke as fol-
lows Respected Strive the pu-
pills of this school do hereby present
you this cane as token of our regard
and affection for you. While we are
only boys and girls, we do this to
show how much we appreciate the
duties done by you as our principal.
Your impartial ruling, honesty, truth
fulness and politeness are essential to
man as a knowledge of grammar and
these seem to be your objects to teach;
should we improve these our lives
and dealings in the future will not be
failures. Therefore we present you
this as an evidence of our gratitude
and trust that you may have a success
full life and happy Christmas. In
dividual gifts: John Ellis, set of but-
ter dishes, Lizzie Sampson, vases,
Harry Kirk, cake plate. Vote OF
Thanks.-We the committee and
school, do return our sincere thanks
to the patrons and friends who gener.
ously aided us in our undertaking.
Committee: j. A. Duvall, V. B.
Carter. Elmer Wilson, J. w. Nor.
gan, Bessie Lee, M. E. Allmon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

Governor Marmaduke, of Mis-.
souri,, died Wednesday night ofpneu.
monia, at his home in Jefferson
City.
Major A. NJ. Way, who embezzled
$4,000 from the Empire Building
and loan Company, OF New Bruins.
wick, N. j., will get five years in the
penitentiary.
Miss Jennie Dawson, of Rawlings
Station, and James B. Cassidy, OF
Altamount, were killed on the rail
road Tuesday evening, by the Oh. Ca.
go Express.
A young boy in Jackson Co., W.
Va, shot a large brindle wolf last
week, that had destroyed some fine
sheep for the farmers. 1t measured
seven feet in length, and had one
foot off, supposed to have been
caught i'll a steel trap.
Many of the engineers and other
workmen in the Reading Railroad
Company's employ, at Port Rich
mond, again quit work Wednesday,
and the company's property is being
guarded by Pinkerton men, five
hundred. in citizens clothes, heavily
armed. The railroad officials did
not act squarely with the Knights OF
Labor, and the avowed purpose
seems to he NOT TO racopnlza any
rights of any labor com Animation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
BEDINGT0N NEWS.

Misses Ella and Mary Radabaugh
of Plainfield, Pa, but formerly OF
this section, are visiting among
friends here may their sojourn here
BIZ pleasant one.
Misses Mary and Maggie Riner are
spending the holidays near Shep-
herdstown,
Christmas passed off quietly; moth
ing of special interest Transporting to
enliven or make noticeable its observ-
ance.
The exercises at the M. f. Church,
South, on Tuesday, were very beauti-
full and impressive. The church was
nicely trimmed: the decorations be-
ing very profuse, and appropriate, and
handsome. Those who took part &C.
quilted themselves very creditably.
1t will doubtless be long remembered,
by many.
Impressive and beautiful services
were also held at Falling Waters on
Wednesday evening.
Question for discussion at Nipe-
town Literary Society, on next Tues
day evening, the 3rd of JAM, is,
"Was the course taken by Benedict
Arnold justifiable -?
Mr.. Collins Nicely carried off the
laurels for large hogs, having killed
two weighing 961 pounds, the weights
were $50 and All. Next.
EDMUND.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

MARTINSBURG, Dec. u, 1887.-Eds.
Herald In your last weeks paper
very kind appeal was made to our
people to be lenient and kind to
tramps, more especially in winter
time, when they get off freight trains
half frozen and half starved in sum-
mer it is different; even without
home they do not suffer with cold
weather. A prejudice is shown by
many persons against those unfOrtu-
nate people. Why it is that cannot
understand. In every community
there are people with cold and selfish
hearts, destitute of all that is noble
and humane those people without
pity for suffering humanity, refuse to
even give morsel of food to tramps,
simply because they are tramps.
Away with such prejudice and recog-
nize the claim of all in need as equal.
If people want to be charitable they
must give to those who are in want.
Charity is not correctly understood by
many the true spirit of charity is to
give cheerfully with a sympathetic
heart ; to give something to eat and
clothing cast off if they need it, is
small enough to give, and when given
1t must be cheerfully extended. We
must act on the presumption that no
one asks for charity only when they
need it, and the asking is at least
worth giving. A good many persons
say that tramps could better their
condition; if that is SO then those
people who travel SO much winter and
summer without means are indeed
without exceptions class Of idiots.
for man is the biggest kind of a fool
when ne chooses to live a life of hard
ship and suffering rather than one of
home and comfort. So it does seem
after all that those people are ordain-
ed by fate to live a life of poverty
Let all who can help them through
the journey of lite for the injunction
of holy writ is that it is better togive
than to receive. A man who is hungry
needs food, a man who is cold needs
warmth, man scantily clad needs
clothing. Let the charitable exercise
their charity. HUMANE CITIZEN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

The unanimous verdict of Ameri
can manufacturers, wool growers, and
all interested in home industry, is
unfavorable to the Presidents free
trade message. The wool growers
and sheep. raisers all over the coun-
try are excited and alarmed, and ap-
peal to the people.
The annual revenue derived from
imports of wool under the tariff OF
1867 was less than S1,700,000. I'm
der the reduced tariff of 1888 the
revenue last year was over S5,O00,-
600. The number of sheep in the
country in 1884 was 50,626,626; in
1887, 44,659,314, a decrease of near
ly 5000, 600 and a diminution of the
annual wool products of over 80, 00O,-
900 pounds, thus showing that re.
ducing the tariff by the act of 1888
has increased the revenue from i'm
ported woods and diminished the
number of sheep in the United
States about twelve per cent. and
the annual product in the same pro-
portion. The Presidents policy
would bring about the destruction
of this industry, and the same policy
of reduction or abolition of the tariff
would end in disaster to all other in
dustrial productive enterprises Of
the country.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
HOW THE UNCERTAINTY OF CON
GRESS EFFECTS BUSINESS.

The Valley Virginian in discuss
ing the tendency of the Presidents
message and the uncertainty of Con
gressional action, calls attention tG
the effect thus produced upon the
conditions of labor and trade, which
have been very much disturbed by
reason of faltering legislation:
The whole country is now in a
nervous condition and anxiously
watching the developments of the
next six months. Capital is hesita
ting, business men are fortifying
themselves behind their doubts and
misgivings, aud keeping close tC
shore.-Industrial enterprises are
contracting their operations. The
great steel combination, as an illus
tratlon, is preparing to shut down
Projected railroads, and railroads
under construction are moving eau
tiously, where they have not sus
pended for time. They under
stand the menace that faces them
They fear the Democratic party and
it's announced policy and are prepar
lag for the exigencies which must
come, if the views of that party, as
expressed by the administration, are
to be enacted into law.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

Mrs. Martha Culpeper, of Ports.
mouth, Va, slipped aud fell on the
stairs, and the baby she carried in
her arms was killed.
The American and English men.
ofwar lying off the Hawaii islands
prevented an insuIrection of the ma.
tives against King Kalakaua.
William Herrig shot and killed
William Matthewson, being Jealous
of his attentions to his wife. He
then shot his wife and burned their
home.
An African king who had one
hundred and fifty subjects beheaded
was banished, and on the same day
an American who had killed one
man was hung. At first blush this
appears strange, but it isn't. 1t is
the way of the world. The greater
the crime, the milder the punish.
ment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
IGNoRANcE-DIsCUssING FOLLY.

1t is amusing to hear some of the
arguments put forth in the defense
of the Presidents message. We
overheard a man say that England
was quaking" for fear its sugges
tons would be adopted! Himmel
allie Welt! England's Brights and
Cobdens have spent millions in form
ing free trade clubs in this country
and disseminating free trade doc
trines. England's manufacturing
and commercial hope is Amer
ica's manufacturing and CONNER.
cial failure. Send to your Congress.
man or the Department of State
for consular reports, showing the
conditions Of labor and living
in the several countries. Free
trade cheapness and pauper compe-
tition have brought them to the
starvation point. III cheapness were
blessing, English workmen should
be prosperous and Ireland paradise
of wealth instead of a patch of pow
erty; for England says to Ireland,
free trade is good for us but not for
you; we will sell you what you
want cheaper than You can make it.
CHEAPNEss prevails in everything
in this country, and the President
himself says the country is in dis
tress. Ask the farmer what cheap.
ness has done for him; ask the ten
ant, ask the laborer, ask the mer.
chant,-all classes are selling what
they live on BELOW COST. The few
cents we would save in buying
under English free trade wonld be
encouraging foreign labor at the
cost of home trade.
Cheap consumption means cheap
production, and the consumer is the
producer ten laborers for every
farm owner; one hundred hands for
every mill or factory proprietor, and
so on through all the trades and
mechanics. Labor is capital to the
poor man, and take away the profit
of his capital, (fair wages you leave
him to starve amid plenty and cheap
ness. Labor is capital to the rich
man; take away the profit of that
capital, flair price for bis produc-
ton, and he can live extravagantly
on the CHEAPNEss of foreign pauper
labor. It's the American labor that
suffers every time from English free
trade) cheapness and Americans
are not used to living on British
cheapness,-bread and water and
rags.
Have you ever heard of Americans
going to Europe to work, except our
most skilled mechanics and artisans?
Have you ever beard of the evils of
emigration to this country and the
necessity of restricting the importa
ton of pauper laborg Guess you
have!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
REV. DR.. TALMaGE'S SERMONS
Address
WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING CO.,
Wheeling, West Va.
Twenty eight horses belonping TO

Twenty eight horses belonging to
Daniel Cookery, coal dealer OF
Chicago, were burned to death.
Two freight trains on the Inter-
Colonial Railroad coIllded near Hall.
fax, N. S. Two locomotives and fif-
teen cars were demolished.
The Western Pennsylvania and
New York Railroad shops, at Oil
City. Pa..were burned, and seven To-
comotives were destroyed. Loss
100000.
Joseph Faivre, aged eighty years,
was found frozen 70 death IN a field
near perryville, Md.-Miss Belle
Smith, who was to have been mar
RED Christmas day, was burned to
death.
About 10000 men are involved IN
the Reading Railroad strike. 1t is a
bad season for a strike that affects
so many families and t is especially
ruinous in these times of financial
depression.
The United States vessels sent
out to look for the great raft of logs,
which threatened to be a terror to
ocean steamers, report 1t broken up
aud the logs drifting rapidly apart.
Daniel Manning, ex.secretary of
the Treasury, passed away at his
home in Albany, New York, Satur-
day afternoon after lingering ILL.,
ness.
| In fight with party Of drunken
men on a Chesapeake & Ohio train
near Hinton, w. Va, Monday night,
Conductor Atkinson shot one of
them and was himself shot in the
mouth. Several of the men we're
seriously injured.
John North, of Philadelphia, while
frenzied with liquor, struck at his
wife, who vas nursing their three
months.old baby, but the blow miss
ed her, striking the infant on the
head, killed it instantly.
Governor Hill has created a polit
ical sensation by changing the New
York State Civil Service Commits
sion. ruling the old commissioners
out by the simple act of appointing
| new ones,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

Monday morning the city papers
were overhowing with the spirit of
peace on earth and good will to men
that burst from every pulpit on
Sunday, and Tuesday morning they
were flowing over with the spirits OF
intoxication that burst from many a
barrel pit on Monday and dubbed
over the sidewalks of peace and
good will in regular Jake Kilrain
style. 1t was a poor town that had
no fights, murders or suicides to en-.
liven the day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

Mrs. VIM. Coyne, of Martins
Ferry, across from Wheeling, died
this week from want, neglect and
abuse, and possibly poison, as her
husband is now IN Jail on that
charge. The family lived in great
restitution, in poor, unfurnished
quarters, and the sufferings aud pri.
vations OF the woman we're such as
it ought not be possible to exist in
christian community. She had two
welltodo brothers, and was herself
a graduate of Mt. de Chantal, but
the miseries of poverty and a brutal
husband shut her out from the pale
of humanity. She died miserable
death, with the mocking clatter OF
church bells in her ears.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
HEDGEsvILLE.

The ladies of the Mt. Zion Episco-
pal Church will hold their Oyster Sup
per in the Masonic Hall, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20. 80 and
81.
There was Xmas service in the
M. E. Church, South, ON Sunday NOR
ming at II O'Clock, conducted by Rev.
l.. Butt.
Mrs. Harry Gilmore was called to
your city by the sickness of her son,
Arthur.
Messrs. Haugher, A. Martin and
Wiltshire were among the arrivals
last week.
Miss Elite Ronk has returned home
from visit to Wheeling.
Miss Emma Harrison has returned
to her home in Luray, Va.
Among the arrivals this week were
Miss Alice Hanna, Miss Maybell
Henshaw, Messrs. Robert and Thorn
as Gilmore, Prof. Gardner, Mrs. Hy-
at and Mr.. d. Nihion.
Miss Sue Hanna is visiting friends
in Baltimore.
The Xmas entertainment in the M.
E. Church passed off pleasantly on
Xmas Eve. The church was filled to
Overlooking and was neatly decorated
with evergreen the design was three
arches, which were brightly lighted
with wax tapers. A great many gifts
were distributed to the members of
the school. The exercises consisted of
REGULATIONS, Responsive Readings,
Singing, and Rev. Horn made an APP
propriate address. Miss Jennie Shaffer
presided at the organ. On Tuesday
night dec 27) quite crowd gathered
at the Mt. Zion Episcopal Church to
enjoy the exercises of the evening,
which passed of nicely; the service
consisted of Responsive Reading, Sing
ing; also addresses by the pastor and
superintendent many presents were
distributed to the school. On Wednes-
day eve at $3.50 the entertainment was
held in the M. E. Church, South the
design was an arch which was brill
liantly lighted with wax candles and
the motto was "Songs of Alteration"
The church was thronged with people.
The exercises consisted of Recitation
by the children which was applauded;
singing by the school was excellent,
Responsive Readings, an appropriate
address by the pastor, then the distri-
button of the treat and presents were
next on the program. Miss Lucy
Nadenbousch presided at the organ.
Mr.. Arthur Butt is visiting friends
in Springfield.
We close by wishing THE HERALD
and its many readers a Happy New
Year. REGULAR.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

1t is expected in political circles
that the President will send sup.
Elementary message to Congress at.
ter the holidays, modifying his recent
free trade utterances; or as it is ex-
pressed in administrative language,
explaining his meaning, which the
unsophisticated public misunder.
stood IN this country and in England.
1t is now claimed that he is mol op.
posed to the repeal of the internal
revenue tax. The administration
editors have our sympathy. They
live in troublesome times, and have
to repudiate to-day what they advo.
Gated yesterday. They will please
let us know when they have finally
settled upon definite principles and a
standing policy. A suspension of
publication for "a few weeks would be
a relief to themselves and their read.
ers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

About this time of the year econo-
my in funerals is preached. The
poor are supposed to be most at
fault in burial extravaganza. We
once heard of a sick man who was
taken to a hospital because he had
no friends. There he died. The
doctors said he might have recover
ed if any relatives had sympathetic
cally visited him. A swarm of ac-
quaintances, who neglected MIN
when alive, gathered together and
gave him a fine funeral About
twenty dollars worth of practical
charity would have saved his life.
The time wasted in preaching char,
ity would win many crown and
save many soul, if put that much
into practice.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
A Sound Legal Opinion.

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My brother also was very low with Nal.
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Mr.. d. /. Wilcoxson, of Horse Gave.
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This great remedy will ward off, as
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

James Black, residing near Mill
erstown, Pa, turned on the natural
gas fire on going to bed, and awoke
to find the house In flames, He was
fatally burned.
Maurice Bernhardt, son of the &C.
tress Sarah Bernhardt, was married
in Paris to the great grand -daught.
er of Lucien Bonaparte.
The Illinois freight rate war con.
tinues, and rates between Chicago
and East of st. Louis are down to a
minimum.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
Worth KNOWING.

Mr.. w. ii. Morgan, merchant. Lake
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
A Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.

Little children, don t you hear
Some one knocking at your door?
Don't you know the glad New Year
Comes to you and me once more
Comes with treasures ever new
Spread out at our waiting feet
High resolves and purpose true
Round our lives to music sweet.
Ours to choose the thorns or flowers,
If we but mind our duty,
Spend Alright the priceless hours,
And life will glow with beauty.
Let us, then, the portals ring,
Heaping high the liberal cheer;
Let us laugh, and shout, and sing
Welcome! Welcome. glad New Year
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

Leading citizens of Augusta, Ga,
were the pail bearers of old Abel
Wright, the colored janitor for many
years of ST. Paul's Church in that
city, and the entire congregation at.
tended the obsequies.-Daniel
Stlllwell, aged seventy years, of
South Pittsburg, Tenn, persisted in
the snow within calling distance of
his home
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

The world is asked to marvel thai
Mr.. Samuel Spencer, the new presi
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio, ha,
in ten years risen from an annua
salary of 5000 to one of S25, 900. But
what is that to NJ. Sadi- Carnot? A
few weeks ago he was getting no
salary at all, and now be has $3.50,
900 year, and another $4,000 for
expenses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

Twenty five vessels were wrecked
by a hurricane in the Gulf of Patras.
Wakefield, Wis.,, has been reduc-
ed to ashes.
The schooner Mary p. Collins has
been lost at sea, with her captain
and five of her crew. One was say
ed.
Bat Chumley and Walter Mullins
fought on the platform of moving
train in Kentucky, and both fell dead
in creek, many feet below.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

A drunken debauch in the house
of Edw. McMullen, near West Pitts
ton, Pa, ended in the four year-old
daughter of an intoxicated mt ther
being burned to death by her cloth
ing taking fire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-12-31

There is good deal of protesting
against the diet of worms. Many
an orthodox stomach is tainted with
turkish heresy. OR. r. r." (pills).